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look at this morning's panel discussion on how the trump administratn ichanging the go precedent in law. tran tan >> wow, good morning, everyone and welcome to this morning's ar
look at this morning's panel discussion on how the trump administratn ichanging the go precedent in law. tran tan >> wow, good morning, everyone and welcome to this morning's ar
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that is the law that we passed. if you are a european bank if you hold correspondence accounts with the central bank of iran assuming the president does not renew the waiver it is illegal under u.s. law for that transaction to occur and the penalty that is mandatory is to deny you or somehow constrict your own correspondence payable accounts with u.s. banks. you are jeopardizing your entire access to the u.s. financial system which is catastrophic which means it doesn't only just apply to a bank but you all the companies that need banks to do deals. so overnight everybody with a corporate attorney with any multinational corporation puts a memo to everybody in your business and says hall all further business with iran until we can figure out what is going on. i had an immediate impact on the regime. all the iranian accounts overseas from the central bank go on lockdown and cannot move the money to go into escrow. you can imagine what that means for the iranian regime right now that has so much stress to combine the t
that is the law that we passed. if you are a european bank if you hold correspondence accounts with the central bank of iran assuming the president does not renew the waiver it is illegal under u.s. law for that transaction to occur and the penalty that is mandatory is to deny you or somehow constrict your own correspondence payable accounts with u.s. banks. you are jeopardizing your entire access to the u.s. financial system which is catastrophic which means it doesn't only just apply to a...
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but if ever they move over into incitement to violence, they are breaking the law and should be prosecuted. i think there's a really difficult argument that we have to confront over the issue of particularly islamic extremism where, and this goes a little bit i hope not against what i've just said, but let me just try the argument out on you. for years in this country we've rightly banned groups that incite violence and incite terrorism because that's against the law. but we've taken rather more relaxed view for groups that are not absolutely inciting someone to violence, but they are inciting them to extreme hatred, groups, for instance, which are active on a number of university campuses. and i think there is an argument that says, look, in a liberal, democratic society where we want to have a strong culture of inclusion from people of all faiths and cultures and races and creeds, we do have to stand up for a belief in democracy and an intolerance of intolerance. and i think the argument for banning some of those groups that may not incite violence although on occasion they do, but they
but if ever they move over into incitement to violence, they are breaking the law and should be prosecuted. i think there's a really difficult argument that we have to confront over the issue of particularly islamic extremism where, and this goes a little bit i hope not against what i've just said, but let me just try the argument out on you. for years in this country we've rightly banned groups that incite violence and incite terrorism because that's against the law. but we've taken rather...
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interesting time where were having to explain some of the principles that we've known, the rule of law and attacks on the press, all these things are forcing us to go back to some of our basic principles and explain those in a way i think certainly my generation has had to grapple with before. how do you reconcile this and do you have any insights on how we can someone from the hinterland as you mentioned, given the thesis of wanting to look ahead? >> i think it's important to, we're having two different discussions. but be discussion about this massive social, technological, scientific, institutional changes that are down the road was related type tangentiallyto what we're going through now because we have leadership that wants to turn the clock back . but having said that, the political crisis that we are in as a country right now is you know, is separate from these discussions in many ways and i honestly, i said i would avoid but i don't want to minimize it. we're in a political crisis right now. i think that leadership in the white house and leadership in the hill are not showing a
interesting time where were having to explain some of the principles that we've known, the rule of law and attacks on the press, all these things are forcing us to go back to some of our basic principles and explain those in a way i think certainly my generation has had to grapple with before. how do you reconcile this and do you have any insights on how we can someone from the hinterland as you mentioned, given the thesis of wanting to look ahead? >> i think it's important to, we're...
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law. including the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the means for delivering those. >> it does send a message to them and the world and that king highlights what we know has been going on continuously. there appears to be little doubt as i look to this congressional research research report that whether it is supporting activities of the iranian revolutionary guard or material support to the taliban, hezbollah, the shia militants and iraq, that this is serious provocation and it seems that we're holding our punches by not calling it one and is into my encouragement would just be for us to take this seriously because when we lighten up on north korea by taking them off the list we did lineup on then we in a sense rewarding bad behavior hoping we would create good behavior and we got worse behavior than we had before. in makes absolutely no sense to continue with this and i think it basically iwo amplifies and growing sense of americans are a paper tiger full of talk and no a
law. including the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the means for delivering those. >> it does send a message to them and the world and that king highlights what we know has been going on continuously. there appears to be little doubt as i look to this congressional research research report that whether it is supporting activities of the iranian revolutionary guard or material support to the taliban, hezbollah, the shia militants and iraq, that this is serious provocation...
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, obviously, broadly speaking, we're grateful to be able to have an appropriations bill signed into law. and not have to live under the threat of yet more continuing resolutions. anythingng more in the room? okay. that'll close us out today. hank very much. thank you very much. ♪ >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we're funded by these television companies and more including cock. >> cox is committed to providing eligible families access to affordable internet through the connect to compete program, bridging the digital divide one connected and engaged student at a time. cox, bringing us closer. >> cox supports c-span as a public service along with these other television providers, giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> next, a look at the increase of crime and gun violence. meer
, obviously, broadly speaking, we're grateful to be able to have an appropriations bill signed into law. and not have to live under the threat of yet more continuing resolutions. anythingng more in the room? okay. that'll close us out today. hank very much. thank you very much. ♪ >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we're funded by these television companies and more including cock. >> cox is committed to providing eligible families access to affordable internet...
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i do believe in law enforcement. they are hoping to open up their own information homeland. just as the world now knows more about north korea they know now far more of the world. this is thanks to the efforts that have escaped. think about it in the immigrant who goes to a new country which is the first thing he wants to do. he wants to let his family back home know that he's okay and tell them about his new life but for a north korean who wants to do that, it's next to impossible. you can't make a phone call to north korea. you can't send e-mail or text message or facebook and you can't even mail a letter. so the exiles have created a black market in information. they hired chinese couriers to cross the border and deliver messages or sometimes they deliver chinese sell phones to a north korean relative to tell the relative to go to the border and receive a phone call from their relatives who have escaped to a different country. in south korea and north korean exiles have formed organizations whose purpose is to get information into north korea. it is set to give one exampl
i do believe in law enforcement. they are hoping to open up their own information homeland. just as the world now knows more about north korea they know now far more of the world. this is thanks to the efforts that have escaped. think about it in the immigrant who goes to a new country which is the first thing he wants to do. he wants to let his family back home know that he's okay and tell them about his new life but for a north korean who wants to do that, it's next to impossible. you can't...
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there's a sophisticated set of law that seafaring nations generally abide by. that's not a bad basis for thinking about cyber domain. could we prevail upon countries to not attack civilian targets for example which would be to everyone's mutual vantage. i think the united states must take leadership if for no other reason than the dominance of the united states and the technology and as much of the world's infrastructure that originate here were passes to the country. the obvious leader has got to be the united states. >> thank you mr. chairman. >> first i want to say this is most informative and interesting and important hearings i have attended in this or any other committee. i think all of you. on the question about cost to say and what will it cost, rough calculation of one jet aircraft the higher the russians can hire 4000 hackers. what the russians did was warfare on the cheap. it was low-cost and disruptive. that is part of the new reality we are facing. when the question of i think senator mccain asked a relevant question. we keep talking about a policy
there's a sophisticated set of law that seafaring nations generally abide by. that's not a bad basis for thinking about cyber domain. could we prevail upon countries to not attack civilian targets for example which would be to everyone's mutual vantage. i think the united states must take leadership if for no other reason than the dominance of the united states and the technology and as much of the world's infrastructure that originate here were passes to the country. the obvious leader has got...
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law. >> thank you for bringing up the law because that threshold was met by north korea. the obama administration admits nothing ever changed, this was only change as an enticement, not because they ceased any of the activities. the legal threshold for being on the state sponsor of terrorism was that. they have been on the list since 1988 and there has never been any reason to take them off from a legal perspective. it was a diplomatic move to take them off. i hope we don't use that as an excuse not to move on this. i will yield to your research on the issue. i am looking as a way to appear more serious than rhetoric. what they're doing is a danger to the whole world. thank you for being with us. i will yield back. >> i will recognize senator f n feingo feingold. >> i am very pleased that this hearing is being held. it has been awhile since the committee explore this issue, and one that we agree is one of the greatest challenges to our national security. although we made some initial headway at the last of the last administration, we have not found a lasting solution. the
law. >> thank you for bringing up the law because that threshold was met by north korea. the obama administration admits nothing ever changed, this was only change as an enticement, not because they ceased any of the activities. the legal threshold for being on the state sponsor of terrorism was that. they have been on the list since 1988 and there has never been any reason to take them off from a legal perspective. it was a diplomatic move to take them off. i hope we don't use that as an...
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law. including proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the means for delivering those. >> it does send a message to them and the world and highlights what we know has been going on, what continues to go on. there is little doubt as i look through this report, whether it is supporting activities of the revolutionary guard or material support to the taliban, militants in iraq, serious provocation. it seems we are holding our punches by not calling it what is. my encouragement would be for us to take this seriously. when we take them off the list, we rewarded bad behavior hoping to create good behavior and we got worse behavior than we ever had before. it makes no sense to continue with this and it amplifies a growing sense that americans are a paper tiger, full of talk and no action. it appears that this is one of the few things we could do at this point to put pressure on them. if you say we are already doing things like freezing their assets and the economic sanctions, the message
law. including proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the means for delivering those. >> it does send a message to them and the world and highlights what we know has been going on, what continues to go on. there is little doubt as i look through this report, whether it is supporting activities of the revolutionary guard or material support to the taliban, militants in iraq, serious provocation. it seems we are holding our punches by not calling it what is. my encouragement would...
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the treasury at the time had about 40% of federal law enforcement under its auspices. the customs service, secret service, bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms be responsible for all federal law enforcement training. >> which i have to say that some may not know this rule and they might say why but those authorities do this to begin with? and a lot of them grew up over excise taxes, secret service was born out of a directive from abraham lincoln to go after the counterfeit rings that were bedeviling the country during this award. these were authorities that were sort of naturally treasure that look like guns and badges. that often creates friction with the fbi and the department of justice and other agencies. but what happen when these bodies were stripped and these functions were stripped was a real fundamental question as to what is the treasury department. if 90% of its budget in this realm is gone, is the most significant agencies are stripped out, what is the treasury and doesn't even have a seat at the table? i recounted in the book that there were times when
the treasury at the time had about 40% of federal law enforcement under its auspices. the customs service, secret service, bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms be responsible for all federal law enforcement training. >> which i have to say that some may not know this rule and they might say why but those authorities do this to begin with? and a lot of them grew up over excise taxes, secret service was born out of a directive from abraham lincoln to go after the counterfeit rings that...
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law enforcement and as policymakers do have an adequate strategy ourselves to use social media to combat miss information with the truth and make sure that potential accrued recruits actually see information that we want them to see that this is not the proper interpretation. basically what i found was the main tool for this is a state department centered strategic for terrorism. i spoke to a number of officials in researching the book and all of them agreed that they have a real challenge. they're not allowed to address the topic of islam itself. they have adopted at least under the obama administration and of course the trump administration is changing this now. they're talking openly about radical islamic terrorism in the past i argued that this has really made it very difficult for us to do counter operations. the state department under the center they actually did a study in the study was based on some experts. it is a classified study. it has been reported on in the past. because the government has no credibility that should even shouldn't even attempt to try to do counter efforts
law enforcement and as policymakers do have an adequate strategy ourselves to use social media to combat miss information with the truth and make sure that potential accrued recruits actually see information that we want them to see that this is not the proper interpretation. basically what i found was the main tool for this is a state department centered strategic for terrorism. i spoke to a number of officials in researching the book and all of them agreed that they have a real challenge....
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then we go to management or law. i divided this into organization, command and control, equipment and sustainment, organization wise i've talked a little bit about this in the previous slide. we are getting rid of one of army commands. we are making our courts a lot more maneuverable. a lot more lethal. i'm a little concern because the focus is not on making the military more effective although it will turn out that way but the organization is focused on making the tri services more balanced which means weakening the army. i mean, weakening the army should not be the objective, you know. making the armed forces effective should be the effective and if it requires downsizing the army and increasing the navy and air force, fine, but it should not be the other way around. for command and control, korea is the best connected country in the world, best internet service and yet we still need better communications, radios, and tri services have separate computer systems which can talk to each other but if they were unified,
then we go to management or law. i divided this into organization, command and control, equipment and sustainment, organization wise i've talked a little bit about this in the previous slide. we are getting rid of one of army commands. we are making our courts a lot more maneuverable. a lot more lethal. i'm a little concern because the focus is not on making the military more effective although it will turn out that way but the organization is focused on making the tri services more balanced...
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and a lot of professions, such as law, or medicine, doctors, and lawyers, are very heavily permeated by women, not to mention the nobel prize in literature was also won by a woman recently, she is iranian. this is not the sort of stereotyped country of medieval islam. it is a very complicated mixture. in which nationalism plays a very important role. and a sense of imperial tradition, plays a very important role. and a sense of the country's own worth and also a country which for more than 8 years, maybe longer than that, for more than 80 years, almost 100 years has heavily focused its own sense of internal change, on western europe and its model, specifically the germans. german universities, german education, and all of that, has had very high standing and major impact on the -- on iran, very much like turkey. and the country with which most iranians have most frequent contact including vacations, is turkey. and every time they go to turkey they must notice some significant differences between turkey and themselves, which are probably attractive to them, so, this is a much more com
and a lot of professions, such as law, or medicine, doctors, and lawyers, are very heavily permeated by women, not to mention the nobel prize in literature was also won by a woman recently, she is iranian. this is not the sort of stereotyped country of medieval islam. it is a very complicated mixture. in which nationalism plays a very important role. and a sense of imperial tradition, plays a very important role. and a sense of the country's own worth and also a country which for more than 8...
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there also not authorized to in other words they don't have the law enforcement abilities so they're not the right force to be using. if it needs to be bigger let's make it bigger. but our guys are not trying to do that and not authorized to do that. >> the gentleman with the glasses in the back in the middle. >> thinking for this opportunity. the article in washington post last week signed by 100 guards, it is agreeing with the china policy arguing that china is not an enemy of the united states. what is the point of this article and you see china as an enemy of the united states and do you endorse the trump of ministration china policy security? >> there is a policy first the letter. first of all, the question is, china is a competitor in a strategic component and i don't want to be an enemy of china. i know who would win at a war with china. and we have to know it is us if we want to have a war with china. i think to the exception of the scholars, i read that in respectively read it and it has some good points and in general, i don't buy the american creation story of the u.s. chi
there also not authorized to in other words they don't have the law enforcement abilities so they're not the right force to be using. if it needs to be bigger let's make it bigger. but our guys are not trying to do that and not authorized to do that. >> the gentleman with the glasses in the back in the middle. >> thinking for this opportunity. the article in washington post last week signed by 100 guards, it is agreeing with the china policy arguing that china is not an enemy of the...
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question if they are risk tolerance and do they ever seem that doesn't care about international norms and laws and whatnot what you think they could do next in the hacking world? >> yes is only question i don't want to say that this is real but one hypothetical thing that has been raised if north korea becomes the leading transactional interference of the integrity of the financial system with a become the leading manipulating transaction interfering with the integrity of the system in order to do damage and any banker would tell you that these transaction records are at the core of our modern financial system and one worry at this point hypothetical worry is that north korea might come back to bank hacking not for the purpose of funding the machine -- bridging the hunchback against the left. >> we are talking hacking and you talk about cyberapps via nagy. there's one specific case and again i found fascinating so illustrative of the cat and mouse theme that exists in in cyberespionage and it's called a byzantine candor. >> it's a chinese group a codename for a chinese hacking group. >> it was
question if they are risk tolerance and do they ever seem that doesn't care about international norms and laws and whatnot what you think they could do next in the hacking world? >> yes is only question i don't want to say that this is real but one hypothetical thing that has been raised if north korea becomes the leading transactional interference of the integrity of the financial system with a become the leading manipulating transaction interfering with the integrity of the system in...
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question printed both oher risk tolerance and enable regime doesn't seem to care about the international laws and whatnot, what you think they could do next and hacking world. ben: this is only a question i don't want to say this is real but one hypothetical thing that has the race in north korea is capable of interfering withh the integrity with to be comfortable to do transaction in interfering to do damage. in a a bankable say that these transactions and records are at the core or are modern financial system and again at this point hypothetical worry but one worries that north korea might t come back to the kincaid hacking but to try to punch back in a crisis. courtney: he also talk about espionage in cyber world. sort of like the cat and mouse game that exists in espionage. it's called candor. ben: chinese group is cutting for the chinese hacking group. courtney: is essentially a spear fishing campaign right hundred and evolve over time printed. ben: it was a part of a a broader set of operations, being the codename for this. lowest ranking about skinner was they were region striking many
question printed both oher risk tolerance and enable regime doesn't seem to care about the international laws and whatnot, what you think they could do next and hacking world. ben: this is only a question i don't want to say this is real but one hypothetical thing that has the race in north korea is capable of interfering withh the integrity with to be comfortable to do transaction in interfering to do damage. in a a bankable say that these transactions and records are at the core or are modern...
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policy, law and that the risks presented. we think we can deliver against the objectives and we will continue to do so in a way that is consistent with our relationship. think you very much for your question.
policy, law and that the risks presented. we think we can deliver against the objectives and we will continue to do so in a way that is consistent with our relationship. think you very much for your question.
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you highlight the section of the law that says dni cannot aggregate the authorities of the department heads. that takes it out of the chain of command and influence. we had a number of dni's. is there tweaking that needs to be done? >> what you're referring to is section 1018 which was a provision inserted in the laws part of the compromise to get it passed. it was intended to protect the deferred to equities. said the dni will not cause the application of responsibilities and cabinet secretaries who had components of the ic from their departments. it specifically implanted tod. some pictures have been made since then and some creative change that was made under the leadership of bob gates, mike mcconnell was the director of national intelligence, and i was the undersecretary. we worked on an arrangement where the undersecretary of defense also wore a hat it sounds bureaucratic but it was an important change. it basically helped integrate those so that they can be attended to. the dni plays a role in the hiring and firing of agency directors. they're supposed to coordinate whenever th
you highlight the section of the law that says dni cannot aggregate the authorities of the department heads. that takes it out of the chain of command and influence. we had a number of dni's. is there tweaking that needs to be done? >> what you're referring to is section 1018 which was a provision inserted in the laws part of the compromise to get it passed. it was intended to protect the deferred to equities. said the dni will not cause the application of responsibilities and cabinet...
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then we go into management or law. i divided into organization, command-and-control, training, equipment, and sustainment. organization wise, i talked about this in the previous slide. so there's been a lot of discussion about organization. we are getting rid one of our army commands. we are making our ports a lot more maneuverable, a lot more lethal. and so all of this has been occurring. but still i'm a little concerned because the focus is not on making the military more effective, although it will turn out that way, but the organization is focused on making the tri-services more balanced, which means weakening the army. i mean, weakening the army should not be the objective, you know. making the arme armed forces effective should be the objective. and if it requires downsizing the army and increasing the navy and air force, fine, but it should not be the other way around. for command-and-control, korea is the best connected country in the world, best internet service. and yet we still need better communications, ra
then we go into management or law. i divided into organization, command-and-control, training, equipment, and sustainment. organization wise, i talked about this in the previous slide. so there's been a lot of discussion about organization. we are getting rid one of our army commands. we are making our ports a lot more maneuverable, a lot more lethal. and so all of this has been occurring. but still i'm a little concerned because the focus is not on making the military more effective, although...
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policy, law and that the risks presented. we think we can deliver against the objectives and we will continue to do so in a way that is consistent with our relationship. think you very much for your question. the best advice i can give to the filmmakers us not be afraid to take your issue seriously. you are never too young to have your opinion be heard. >>> yesterday a report coming from the justice department inspector general taking a look at actions of the fbi and join in onne the phone is jeff murdok of the "the washington times" has the lead story taking a look at the
policy, law and that the risks presented. we think we can deliver against the objectives and we will continue to do so in a way that is consistent with our relationship. think you very much for your question. the best advice i can give to the filmmakers us not be afraid to take your issue seriously. you are never too young to have your opinion be heard. >>> yesterday a report coming from the justice department inspector general taking a look at actions of the fbi and join in onne the...
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we expect that congress will work swiftly to get these laws in place. i want to sign in and we want to get them up and running. i think when you see the overall approach that we are taking, you will see that we have not, in fact, added a whole host of regulatory agencies. in fact, there is going to be streamlined consolidation and additional overlap so that you don't find people falling through the gaps, whether it's on its consumer protection site, the investor protections, the systemic risk that we need to make sure is avoided. on all those issues that's going to be a much more effective integrated system than previously. but it's going to be as usual a heavy lift because there are going to be people who want to keep on taking these risks, counting on u.s. taxpayers to bail them out if their pets go bad. and you will hear a lot of chatter about we don't need more regulation and government need to get off our backs. there's a short memory, unfortunately. and i think that's what some of the special interest and lobbyists are going to be counting on that
we expect that congress will work swiftly to get these laws in place. i want to sign in and we want to get them up and running. i think when you see the overall approach that we are taking, you will see that we have not, in fact, added a whole host of regulatory agencies. in fact, there is going to be streamlined consolidation and additional overlap so that you don't find people falling through the gaps, whether it's on its consumer protection site, the investor protections, the systemic risk...
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at at a law firm. they go work for the public interest. harvard law school has soul-searching debates because that number is so low. the number of computer science graduate is close to zero. that is not the fault of the graduate. there are the job, the network. people want to help, people need help. we just do not have that ecosystem. i think i think in the coming decade we need that. with that i'm happy to take conversation start with one. you talked about i hundred buying an internet connected thermostat. talking about having new regulations when it comes to the internet. you know a thing or two about technology versus the average consumer. what sort of warning could you understand? what did you know about your internet connected thermostat before you bought it and why did you buy it? >> i'm pretty sure it is not secure. i did not tell you which brand. it is value. it gives you something you want. i travel a lot. the ability to turn on and off my air conditioning or heat when i am not home yet is ver
at at a law firm. they go work for the public interest. harvard law school has soul-searching debates because that number is so low. the number of computer science graduate is close to zero. that is not the fault of the graduate. there are the job, the network. people want to help, people need help. we just do not have that ecosystem. i think i think in the coming decade we need that. with that i'm happy to take conversation start with one. you talked about i hundred buying an internet...
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he must have known that this plan, the big impact of laws that it was sure that the u.s. would enter the war against hitler and that it would ultimately lead to his destruction. it did. all of that worked out, but it was somewhat too late for 6 million jews in europe. that was felt course he took. now, these are not all -- there is a hopeful sen here, a good guy that emerges. it was an unlikely hero. bo longtime friend and neighbor of roosevelt in this county. but the prestige of his colleagues. they did not ask him to pressure roosevelt because they did not think it was that significant. he could be considered the rodney dangerfield. but once he got involved bobbly he provided a striking contrast to the hypocrisy that undermined the jewish community. he had taken advantage of his personal rapport with the skipper, which was the president's shoes name for roosevelt, an allusion to his nautical interest. take the advantage of that and it gave him the confidence to overcome his insecurities and to take on the u.s. to department. so he was drawn into the fray by a proposal o
he must have known that this plan, the big impact of laws that it was sure that the u.s. would enter the war against hitler and that it would ultimately lead to his destruction. it did. all of that worked out, but it was somewhat too late for 6 million jews in europe. that was felt course he took. now, these are not all -- there is a hopeful sen here, a good guy that emerges. it was an unlikely hero. bo longtime friend and neighbor of roosevelt in this county. but the prestige of his...
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if you present a crumpled, dirty or torn note that any bank the law states that is the get go must be replaced with a crisp new and. yet on the streets of mumbai you find it difficult to get anyone to accept a torn or overly warm rupee note. and, therefore, no one expects to do business with shopkeepers, express or street vendors would accept them. no one wants to be the sucker u.s. to go to the bank to exchange. of course, the people just accepted the soil to note no one would have to go to the bank at all. in the united states i've accepteaccepta torn dollar billd dollar bills, dollar bills with pictures and numbers on that, take and even one with george washington's face cut out. if it has to serial numbers, i would get. but not in india. no one will accept toward rupees because no one will accept warren road peace. when i traveled in the i refuse to accept rupees and i conditioned to for perpetuating the whole phenomenon. it just keeps getting would. in somalia to, the opposite was happening. money with no legal value was thriving. the currency of choice for small transactions was
if you present a crumpled, dirty or torn note that any bank the law states that is the get go must be replaced with a crisp new and. yet on the streets of mumbai you find it difficult to get anyone to accept a torn or overly warm rupee note. and, therefore, no one expects to do business with shopkeepers, express or street vendors would accept them. no one wants to be the sucker u.s. to go to the bank to exchange. of course, the people just accepted the soil to note no one would have to go to...
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and going in the wrong hands. >> to the 80% sure. >> under the law the secretary of the treasury under this power only has to have reasonable basis to believe someone is a terrorist or fallen to the category of the executive order and the executive order, general counsel this time, seminole in crafting it, and not only to go after terrorists but only associated with financially supported. it opens up the potential for the use of power in the directive, use it aggressively. and screaming right now, went through a battery of lawyers and checks and areas of the process, it was rigorous but the mandate was use it aggressively, touched some nerves, do what we can and layout sensitivities in terms of looking at the sources of funding and how some of the charities built up over time not only do good work but support the afghan. a hedin was a problem and that led to the shutdown of the largest charity in existence at the time. >> people were swept up in this who were thought to be culpable or susceptible respective being culpable, financial misdeeds, and not involved, and business at that time
and going in the wrong hands. >> to the 80% sure. >> under the law the secretary of the treasury under this power only has to have reasonable basis to believe someone is a terrorist or fallen to the category of the executive order and the executive order, general counsel this time, seminole in crafting it, and not only to go after terrorists but only associated with financially supported. it opens up the potential for the use of power in the directive, use it aggressively. and...
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are not trained to do that and they are also not authorized to do in other words they don't have the law enforcement abilities. if it needs to be bigger let's make it bigger but others are not trained to do that are authorized to do that. >> the gentleman with the glasses back there in the middle. >> thanks for this opportunity. from the news agency, there was an article last week signed by scholars disagreeing with the current administration's policy. what's the point of this article the question is is china an enemy as a competitor, geostrategic opponent and boils the thing down so i don't want to be an enemy of china. i know who would win the war with china. no one in their right mind could possibly and want to have a war with china. i think to the expression of the scholars respectfully it had some good points and in general i don't buy the american creation story of the u.s. china competition. there is one version of that which is actually by a very good friend of mine and a wonderful colleague wrote an interesting book about brent allison but the formulation was the war was caused
are not trained to do that and they are also not authorized to do in other words they don't have the law enforcement abilities. if it needs to be bigger let's make it bigger but others are not trained to do that are authorized to do that. >> the gentleman with the glasses back there in the middle. >> thanks for this opportunity. from the news agency, there was an article last week signed by scholars disagreeing with the current administration's policy. what's the point of this...
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think everyone knows that according to the iea the iranians have been living up to lisa spirit of the law. [inaudible conversations] >> if the baseline was born and we now have some evidence of the israeli dossier that the baseline have been wrong then the entire agreement is in question. i'm less worried about has, had, had, didn't and if were deceived of the baseline in this agreement -- >> when you refer to the baseline do think we had more centrifuges or a more robust program? >> i think that a more robust program and you write remember that just as we were about to leave office of whether or not they [inaudible] that i think is also at issue here is how far have they gotten before this happened. >> andrea, you raise an important question about process. now the administration is facing both potential of removing the area deal and north korea at a time where we've had unprecedented turnover and at a time when a large percentage of positions in the state department remain unfilled and at a time when the president likes to the first and make policy later so there is a question about proc
think everyone knows that according to the iea the iranians have been living up to lisa spirit of the law. [inaudible conversations] >> if the baseline was born and we now have some evidence of the israeli dossier that the baseline have been wrong then the entire agreement is in question. i'm less worried about has, had, had, didn't and if were deceived of the baseline in this agreement -- >> when you refer to the baseline do think we had more centrifuges or a more robust program?...
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and the japanese brothers have the same problem. >> i working available law firm. how does defense reform applied to the korean coast guard? by the neck of a search to rescue like the ferry disaster a couple of years ago. >> that has no direct correlation the closest is along the shoreline of korea west and east and south is manned by the military units . they are responsible for smuggling as well as the infiltration of the north korean agents or armed insurgents. a long time ago into blood is estimated it was a police duty not the military duties though the government has been trying to transfer these coast line duties to the police. we have met some challenges to is this and have not been able to further that. concerning the military and the coast guard, i am sure you are aware of the fact we cannot just go in and do things with those jurisdictions and issues so that is where the line is drawn. so our relationship is quite different from the u.s. coast guard and of military. >> so you mentioned a medium term joint fight with the u.s. to something more balanced to
and the japanese brothers have the same problem. >> i working available law firm. how does defense reform applied to the korean coast guard? by the neck of a search to rescue like the ferry disaster a couple of years ago. >> that has no direct correlation the closest is along the shoreline of korea west and east and south is manned by the military units . they are responsible for smuggling as well as the infiltration of the north korean agents or armed insurgents. a long time ago...
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we need to listen to law enforcement. the border across from texas, one of the most dangerous borders. border patrol is asking for a walk there. they found over 20 pounds of fennel from the mexicans citizens bringing that through. we need border security, strong security. there's drugs coming across the border, we need border security. he is from opening betting, he is saying, take the risk as long as you get here, you are able to become a citizen. >> i don't know what european style betting means. i also know that this idea that there are hundreds of isis members as part of the caravan, that is an internet hoax. that's not true. these are people are trying to protect their children. from potential death and abuse and terror. we should give them the chance to stay in this country if they will be killed when they go back. the idea that there are isis members of the president says, as part of this group, it's ridiculous. >> should be legalized marijuana? should the united states legalize pot? >> the president of mama said,
we need to listen to law enforcement. the border across from texas, one of the most dangerous borders. border patrol is asking for a walk there. they found over 20 pounds of fennel from the mexicans citizens bringing that through. we need border security, strong security. there's drugs coming across the border, we need border security. he is from opening betting, he is saying, take the risk as long as you get here, you are able to become a citizen. >> i don't know what european style...
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in conformity with the law. we are not yet in a position where we would announce some changes or movements forward. we are in the examination phase of this activity. that is appropriate, given that this is relatively recent congress required us to do that. it's also something given the progression of space technology in her interest to periodically and the gentleman to my left are more learned about the technical capacity that we could harness from this effort but certainly it's something that seen the progression in space technology is dramatic. we would look at that. the latter part of the question and those are bridges yet to be crossed in some time away. given the level of examination we've given the question before. >> mitch? >> thank you. doctor griffin, i really enjoyed your point of not caring what others think. i tried that with my wife over the course of 33 years and still trying to work on that. hopefully that works better with the russians and chinese. now, all three of you pointed out that the nds i
in conformity with the law. we are not yet in a position where we would announce some changes or movements forward. we are in the examination phase of this activity. that is appropriate, given that this is relatively recent congress required us to do that. it's also something given the progression of space technology in her interest to periodically and the gentleman to my left are more learned about the technical capacity that we could harness from this effort but certainly it's something that...
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, if they are risk tolerant and do they have regime that doesn't care about international norms and laws what do you think they could do next in the hacking world? >> guest: this is only a question. i don't want to say this is real but a hypothetical thing that has been raised is if north korea is comfortable deleting transaction laws and interfering with integrity of the financial system, and interfering with the integrity of the financial system to do damage and any banker will tell you these transaction records are at the core of modern financial system and one worry, that north korea might come back not for the purposes of funding the regime but for the purposes of trying to punch back against the west in a crisis. >> host: you talk about cyberespionage. it is so illustrative of the cat and mouse game that exists in cyber espionage and he was called the byzantine candor. >> guest: it is an nsa could ever chinese hacking grew. >> host: essentially a spearfishing campaign in the early 2000s. tell us how it started and how it evolved over time. >> guest: byzantine candor was part of a b
, if they are risk tolerant and do they have regime that doesn't care about international norms and laws what do you think they could do next in the hacking world? >> guest: this is only a question. i don't want to say this is real but a hypothetical thing that has been raised is if north korea is comfortable deleting transaction laws and interfering with integrity of the financial system, and interfering with the integrity of the financial system to do damage and any banker will tell you...
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, but law but what it should mean an international law. if you have a cyber pearl harbor, is that an act of war? at what.does the intensity and severity and magnitude constitute an aggressive act that must be addressed? >> thank you for that question. the magnitude and severity the rubric of crossing that line is one that has been hotly and actively debated for many years. currently the administration is working to put together codified constructs for priorities and prioritization and taking a look at it from a risk management and consequence management standpoint. ultimately through our congressional processes we we will be making those determinations. >> i appreciate that we will be a process, but one of the tasks that we face is looking at the legal codification because we are at an early stage and i think we want to make international law serve as a tool and an outline. i will try to do this quickly. mr. ambassador does my memory serves me well that a few years ago the north koreans helped shut down much of the banking system of south
, but law but what it should mean an international law. if you have a cyber pearl harbor, is that an act of war? at what.does the intensity and severity and magnitude constitute an aggressive act that must be addressed? >> thank you for that question. the magnitude and severity the rubric of crossing that line is one that has been hotly and actively debated for many years. currently the administration is working to put together codified constructs for priorities and prioritization and...
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at one point, in the run-up to the law that came out of that was passed after the 9/11 commission that established and there was talk of the time about why don't we create a department of intelligence, cabinet department which i think would be a mistake for this country for a lot of reasons but not the least of which is the privacy concerns and fears the organization would create. in these values i think that it may be as awkward as it might be is a good one as long as you have a champion for keeping it integrated that is a never-ending journey. it's not like we are all done with integration, close of business. that is the major area for the oversight standpoint. they are not working together as a team. they are a classic example of some being greater than the parts and there has to be a full-time champion for that. >> host: happily settled into a place where it would make sense? you talk about this in the book and highlight the section that says it cannot aggregate the authorities of the various department heads. that takes it to some extent out of the chain of command and influence a
at one point, in the run-up to the law that came out of that was passed after the 9/11 commission that established and there was talk of the time about why don't we create a department of intelligence, cabinet department which i think would be a mistake for this country for a lot of reasons but not the least of which is the privacy concerns and fears the organization would create. in these values i think that it may be as awkward as it might be is a good one as long as you have a champion for...
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this in the end was a law enforcement action. it was something that i think the u.s. government had to do. if a country is counterfitting your currency, that is technically an act of war. they were obligated to take action with regard to protect u.s. financial institutions. now, as many people who follow this know the effect of that had a ripple effect. this was matched against a very small bank in china that then caused every other bank regulator and bank president and financial institution around the world to say, wait a second. if the u.s. is not dealing with the bank, maybe you have to look at our bank. there was a ripple effect that had a real impact on north korea. i think it had a very big impact on north korea. now, was it meant as an action to sub submarine diplomacy taking place? i really don't think so. it was a law enforcement action. it was something happening on a parallel track with the diplomacy. all of us who are participating in the diplomacy are also participating in the decision making process on this particular action. in the end, it was something
this in the end was a law enforcement action. it was something that i think the u.s. government had to do. if a country is counterfitting your currency, that is technically an act of war. they were obligated to take action with regard to protect u.s. financial institutions. now, as many people who follow this know the effect of that had a ripple effect. this was matched against a very small bank in china that then caused every other bank regulator and bank president and financial institution...
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secure city police had come in to the town and decided the best way to identify who was violating the law on watching south korea television would be to kill all the power. they came to the family's home, they took hammers and hacked up the vcr they had. pulled out the tape which was frozen saw that was a south creern soap opera and took the entire family in to a prison camp. one member of that family, i believe, escaped. to give a little bit of personal testimony here, is our next speaker. .. >> four years he had effectively been on his some from the age of 12 after his father starve to death you lived as what we would call the one during the street urchin. when asked his motivation from fleeing north korea he simply replied i was hungry. like so many other refugees from north korea risking his life across the river into china there he was stopped by a good samaritan and he was fortunate it was not a chinese official sending him across the border. they said you can get help. godown the road a little bit and in the next village you will find a church. his response was, what it is a church
secure city police had come in to the town and decided the best way to identify who was violating the law on watching south korea television would be to kill all the power. they came to the family's home, they took hammers and hacked up the vcr they had. pulled out the tape which was frozen saw that was a south creern soap opera and took the entire family in to a prison camp. one member of that family, i believe, escaped. to give a little bit of personal testimony here, is our next speaker. .....
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for china the effect of the korean war was also a profound because the laws during the korean war we must remember that first china fought the world's greatest superpower to a standstill and that created a huge prestige for mao of the end of the century of humiliation in a sense. but there was also during the korean war then you start to see the campaigns that become very familiar later on in the great move forward and the cultural revolution in the movement began in 1951, 52. and so these campaigns were really aimed at to purge any one against the communist regime. 1949 come mao's -- their national to the company pockets of resistance but in the korean war come mao's power is completely enhanced. he is totally in control of china mainly through being able to use the korean war to purge these internal enemies. but it also of course creates tension between america and china that lasts through the next 20 years. the relations goes into a deep freeze. but at the same time the korean war because it enhances mao's power, it creates the need for china to demand equal the in its relationshi
for china the effect of the korean war was also a profound because the laws during the korean war we must remember that first china fought the world's greatest superpower to a standstill and that created a huge prestige for mao of the end of the century of humiliation in a sense. but there was also during the korean war then you start to see the campaigns that become very familiar later on in the great move forward and the cultural revolution in the movement began in 1951, 52. and so these...
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rather than bonding to family, clan, religion, they trust constitutions and rule of law. that's a very mysterious process. i think as a kid, child growing up in birmingham, alabama was perhaps one who very early on saw something more mysterious. i sun segregated, birmingham alabama where you can go to a movie theater a restaurant if you are black person. you are most certainly a second-class citizen, i saw black citizens -- i have an incident in the book encapsulated for me and i was six -ish years old. my uncle also and it was election day there were long lines of black people waiting to vote. i said to my uncle, and that must mean that george wallace can't win. i knew in my six-year-old ways that we don't want him to win. and so michael said, oh no, where minority in size and why do they bother because one day that beaufort will matter as i went around the world and south africans, latin america voting, sometimes for the first time they know that one day that boat will matter. and we are blessed with the extraordinary gift, democracy. americans in particular were blesse
rather than bonding to family, clan, religion, they trust constitutions and rule of law. that's a very mysterious process. i think as a kid, child growing up in birmingham, alabama was perhaps one who very early on saw something more mysterious. i sun segregated, birmingham alabama where you can go to a movie theater a restaurant if you are black person. you are most certainly a second-class citizen, i saw black citizens -- i have an incident in the book encapsulated for me and i was six -ish...
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you're referring to if you're an aficionado was section 1018 which was a provision asserted in the law to compromise to get it pass. it basically was intended for the department of defense equity. what it basically said was the dni would no way cause the application of the authorities and cabinet secretaries who have components of the ic from their department. this specifically applied to dod. four of the major agencies are embedded. some things have been made since then notably. some very creative and statesmanlike change that was made under the leadership of bob gates. mike mcconnell was director of national intelligence and i was the under secretary. i have the under secretary of defense and intelligence were a hat for the director of national intelligence. it was a very important change because basically helped integrate those two staffs with the equities of the secretary of defense. as well, the dni does play a role in the hiring of firing agent directors. the secretary of defense is required to coordinate this. whenever there is a nominee, if it requires senate confirmation or ap
you're referring to if you're an aficionado was section 1018 which was a provision asserted in the law to compromise to get it pass. it basically was intended for the department of defense equity. what it basically said was the dni would no way cause the application of the authorities and cabinet secretaries who have components of the ic from their department. this specifically applied to dod. four of the major agencies are embedded. some things have been made since then notably. some very...
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the gentleman in the blue shirt. >> hello, i work at a local dc law firm. my question-- if my question is a bit prolific rural please let me know. does this apply to the korean coast guard. for me what comes to mind is issues with search and rescue particularly the example of the ferry disaster a couple of years ago. >> defense reform and the coast guard have no direct correlation. of the closest thing is along the shoreline of korea west, east and south it is now manned by military units, so these military units are responsible for smuggling as well as infiltration by north korean agents or armed insurgents. in long time ago it was estimated that this was a police duty and not a military duty. .. the coast guard -- military can't just go in and do things because jurisdiction issues. that's where the lawn is drawn, and coast guard, they have their own duties which is similar to yours but our relationship is different from the u.s. coast guard and the rest of the u.s. military. >> another question. >> hi. john walsh, a student at strategic studies. you menti
the gentleman in the blue shirt. >> hello, i work at a local dc law firm. my question-- if my question is a bit prolific rural please let me know. does this apply to the korean coast guard. for me what comes to mind is issues with search and rescue particularly the example of the ferry disaster a couple of years ago. >> defense reform and the coast guard have no direct correlation. of the closest thing is along the shoreline of korea west, east and south it is now manned by military...
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press got a hold of it that general patton had been slapping the soldiers, that's violation of military law among other things and a rude thing to do, if you're a general to slap a private. here is general marshall comes in, general patton, macarthur has enormous egos. he wanted appoint himself the most dreamed-up job to be commander. he wanted very much to do but president roosevelt asked him to stay in washington because he felt like he was a calming influence, so to speak, on the usual tensions between the army and navy and what later became the air force, and so general marshall, yes, sir, i'll stay here. he appointed general eisenhower. but at the same time general marshall realized that he had two very temperamental people. general mcarthur was making unkind statements about washington and the general staff in the pacific because he felt that he wasn't getting the right kind of support and supplies. in fact, he wasn't. president roosevelt and churchill came to an agreement, we will send most of the stuff to allies, british, russians and so on. general macarthur was getting the short e
press got a hold of it that general patton had been slapping the soldiers, that's violation of military law among other things and a rude thing to do, if you're a general to slap a private. here is general marshall comes in, general patton, macarthur has enormous egos. he wanted appoint himself the most dreamed-up job to be commander. he wanted very much to do but president roosevelt asked him to stay in washington because he felt like he was a calming influence, so to speak, on the usual...
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it was a law enforcement action, something that happened on a parallel track. all of us who are participating were also participating in the decisionmaking process. so in the and it was something had to be done , and it did cause a delay in the negotiations, but as we saw later they eventually came back on line. it led to a two very important agreements, one of which pros of the north korean nuclear program and the second of which led to the dismantlement of important pieces of the nuclear program such that it's pretty safe to say today that the plutonium program, the plutonium based nuclear program is no longer functional. i think that was one of the account since of the united states in terms of diplomacy when it came to stopping the north korean nuclear program. we have all been, as you know, program or programs, not just the plutonium but iranian. -- uranium. in terms of the accomplishments that were made through these new sanctions, at the time these new sanctions were quite effective in getting north korea to give up at least pieces of the program. >> hos
it was a law enforcement action, something that happened on a parallel track. all of us who are participating were also participating in the decisionmaking process. so in the and it was something had to be done , and it did cause a delay in the negotiations, but as we saw later they eventually came back on line. it led to a two very important agreements, one of which pros of the north korean nuclear program and the second of which led to the dismantlement of important pieces of the nuclear...
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laws. by word and deed north korea has repeatedly shown it has no intention of abandoning the nuclear weapons under present circumstances. it's difficult have a dialogue with a country that shuns it. north korea close in your channel in july 2016 summer in the last link between our governments until allowing dialogue to facilitate the return of the comatose and dying otto warmbier. they refuse to pick up the phone in the hotline and the osc. they have rejected several attempts at engagement by south korean president, they've dismissed them as nonsense. so south korea has tried engaging them having 240 inner creating agreements. proposals to returning to negotiation such as the freeze for freeze option share common theme for calling for more concessions in return for a commitment by the north to undertake a portion of which is already obligated to do. the best way to engage in negotiation will be after a comprehensive strategy. such a policy polls u.s. laws and un resolutions and imposes a p
laws. by word and deed north korea has repeatedly shown it has no intention of abandoning the nuclear weapons under present circumstances. it's difficult have a dialogue with a country that shuns it. north korea close in your channel in july 2016 summer in the last link between our governments until allowing dialogue to facilitate the return of the comatose and dying otto warmbier. they refuse to pick up the phone in the hotline and the osc. they have rejected several attempts at engagement by...
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and they changed that law. so, when you go abroad and you look at motamerica has done in aids relief or humanitarian crisis or in the kinds of programs we have run all over the world. we are the largest donor of food aid. you recognize that the most powerful country in the world also ought to be the most compassionate. it is good for us, too, because when you create responsible s soverance that act in the international system in a that enhances prosperity we are all better off. foreign aid is a very inexpensive way to keep us from having to ultimately intervene in other more expensive ways including military force. most americans, there has been a survey out there, and americans think that foreign assistance is about 25% of the federal budget. it is less than 1.5%. and about half of that goes to the promotion of democracy andm proving the lives of people. -- improving. >> good statistic. [applause] >> i have two more questions and i would like to invite you in the audience to raise your hand when you have a que
and they changed that law. so, when you go abroad and you look at motamerica has done in aids relief or humanitarian crisis or in the kinds of programs we have run all over the world. we are the largest donor of food aid. you recognize that the most powerful country in the world also ought to be the most compassionate. it is good for us, too, because when you create responsible s soverance that act in the international system in a that enhances prosperity we are all better off. foreign aid is a...